Alien planets
Last November’s discovery of an alien planet in the Milky Way will provide scientists and astronomers with a wealth of new information
The discovery last November of an alien planet in the Milky Way will provide scientists and astronomers with a wealth of new information.
We have known about planets orbiting stars other than the Sun for some time. What is special about this alien planet is that it is the first one we have detected that has come from another galaxy.
The Milky Way’s gravity pulled in the planet and now we have the chance to compare it and the star with the younger, indigenous stars and planets closer to home.
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